Cubs Quick Hits: Dillon Maples’ Hilarious, Video-Game Cutter Movement

You saw it, didn’t you? Longtime Cubs prospect Dillon Maples debuted and immediately announced his presence by spinning 88 mph cutters that resembled those of Jake Arrieta or Corey Kluber.

These cutters are no joke. While he has only thrown a handful of pitches, Maples’ cutter movement rankings are ridiculous.

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Compared to Jake Arrieta, who more or less made his career by chucking cutters/sliders/slutters, Maples throws the pitch with nearly 128 percent more slicing action. Which means that he has more average horizontal movement than every cutter thrown since 2007. Every. Single. One.

Hold on, we’re not done yet. The sinking action Maples generates…